Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Schedule
Asian Games 2026 Women's Cricket Schedule: Complete Fixtures & Format
Women's cricket makes its Asian Games debut in this format as part of the 2026 Games, with all the action packed into a single week in Japan. The Asian Games 2026 women's cricket schedule runs from 17 to 22 September 2026, with every match played at the Kōrogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture. Eight nations will compete in the Twenty20 format for the gold medal, and unlike the men's event, the women's tournament goes straight into knockout cricket from day one.
When and where is the Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Schedule tournament?
The women's tournament runs for six days, starting with the quarter-finals on 17 September 2026 and wrapping up on 22 September with the bronze and gold medal matches. Every fixture on the Asian Games women's cricket schedule is played at the Kōrogi Sports Park near Nagoya, and all match times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) worth keeping in mind if you're tracking the schedule from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.
Which teams have qualified?
Eight nations make up the women's field for 2026. Host nation Japan qualified automatically, four ICC Full Members were directly invited, and three more teams came through a qualifying tournament held in Malaysia in May 2026.
- Host nation: Japan
- ICC Full Members (direct entry): Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- 2026 Asian Games Qualifier (Malaysia): China, Malaysia, Thailand
Asian Games 2026 women's cricket format explained
The women's competition is notably simpler than the men's: there's no group or league stage at all. With just eight teams in the draw, the tournament is a straight knockout from the quarter-finals onward, decided by a seeding draw held on 23 July 2026.
All four quarter-finals were fixed at the draw itself, so unlike the men's schedule there's no "TBD" hanging over the opening matches. The two quarter-final winners from each half of the draw meet in the semi-finals on 20 September, with the semi-final winners advancing to the gold medal match and the losers playing off for bronze both medal matches on 22 September.
Key dates at a glance
- 17-18 September: Quarter-finals (all four fixtures)
- 20 September: Semi-finals
- 22 September: Bronze medal match and gold medal match
Teams to watch
The quarter-final draw has already served up one of the standout storylines of the tournament: hosts Japan face defending powerhouse India in the very first match on 17 September. India go in under captain Harmanpreet Kaur, with Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain and a squad that includes Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues. Elsewhere in the draw, Bangladesh face qualifier China, Malaysia take on Sri Lanka, and Pakistan meet Thailand giving all three qualifying nations (China, Malaysia, Thailand) a genuine shot at reaching the semi-finals in their first Asian Games appearance.
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